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Philadelphia Flyers (1-3-3) over New Jersey Devils (5-2-0) 6-3
-It took 7 games to do it and they were the last NHL team to do it this season, but the Philadelphia Flyers finally dented the win column. This was a see saw game in the first period, but the Flyers took control in the 2nd period and then clamped down in the 3rd period.
This was the Flyers team we all remember from the 2007-08 season. Keep in mind, they do all of this in the first game after they find out that their leading scorer and team leader Daniel Briere is going to be out for a month. This victory hasn’t righted the ship just yet, but sweeping the home and home would be a huge step in the right direction.
In a game where a captain needs to step up, center Mike Richards answered the call with four assists. The fan favorite delivered in a early, but big division game. The Flyers got two goals from winger Scott Hartnell and 1 goal each from their usual suspects (Carter, Knuble, Gagne and Lupul). Goalie Martin Biron made a decent 23 saves in what has been a rough start for him thus far.
On the New Jersey side of things, F Jamie Langenbrunner sustained an undisclosed lower body injury. His status for Saturday's night's rematch in Philadelphia was uncertain. The Devils goals from their usual suspects as well (Dainus Zubrus, Zach Parise, Travis Zajac). The back end of the home and home is in Philly at 4PM.
OTHER HEADLINES
Philadelphia Flyers (1-3-3) over New Jersey Devils (5-2-0) 6-3
-It took 7 games to do it and they were the last NHL team to do it this season, but the Philadelphia Flyers finally dented the win column. This was a see saw game in the first period, but the Flyers took control in the 2nd period and then clamped down in the 3rd period.
This was the Flyers team we all remember from the 2007-08 season. Keep in mind, they do all of this in the first game after they find out that their leading scorer and team leader Daniel Briere is going to be out for a month. This victory hasn’t righted the ship just yet, but sweeping the home and home would be a huge step in the right direction.
In a game where a captain needs to step up, center Mike Richards answered the call with four assists. The fan favorite delivered in a early, but big division game. The Flyers got two goals from winger Scott Hartnell and 1 goal each from their usual suspects (Carter, Knuble, Gagne and Lupul). Goalie Martin Biron made a decent 23 saves in what has been a rough start for him thus far.
On the New Jersey side of things, F Jamie Langenbrunner sustained an undisclosed lower body injury. His status for Saturday's night's rematch in Philadelphia was uncertain. The Devils goals from their usual suspects as well (Dainus Zubrus, Zach Parise, Travis Zajac). The back end of the home and home is in Philly at 4PM.
OTHER HEADLINES
-The aforementioned Flyers will be without the services of forward Daniel Briere for up to a month after he suffered a torn abdominal muscle in Wednesday's shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. He will undergo surgery on Saturday. Briere currently leads the Flyers in scoring with three goals and four assists in six games.
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Hockey mom Sarah Palin is doing damage in the very sport she proclaims to be a mom of.
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RUMOR MILL
-Mats Sundin will be heading to the L.A. area this week and has plans to work out and skate if he feels like doing it. Basically, everyone is interpreting this to be some big development. While it’s nice to see that he is beginning to get back in game shape, he’s at least a month away from being ready, and he may not decide until then. He’s waiting to see where the chips begin to fall in the standings before he makes his pick. Basically, no new teams have been added or eliminated from the Sundin chase. (See the oldest blog for potential suitors)
LAST NIGHT’S RECAP
LAST NIGHT’S RECAP
Anaheim Ducks (3-5-0) over Ottawa Senators (2-4-1) 4-3
-Ducks LW Ryan Getzlaf scored his first goal of the season and it turned out to be the game winner in the road victory. Anaheim had a 4-0 lead after two periods and held off a 3rd period rally from Ottawa. Another slow starter for Anaheim was LW Teemu Selanne. He registered an assist tonight, It’s his first of the season and 2nd point, but he was a +2 in a 1 goal game. He’s a little bit older now, so maybe he needs a little more time to get hot. Ducks backup G Jonas Hiller made 27 saves in the win. Senators backup G Alex Auld made 28 saves in his second start for Ottawa, which has lost three straight and is 1-4 on the homestand. This was the teams first meeting since Ottawa defeated Anaheim for the Stanley Cup in 2007.
NY Rangers (7-2-1) over Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0) 3-1
-Talk about a homecoming for RW Nikolai Zherdev. After not reaching expectations in Columbus, he contributes on all Ranger goals with 1 goal and 1 assists. The 1 goal he scored made it 3-1, but it was almost like he was rubbing it in with one of the nicer backhands I’ve seen in awhile. The Rangers 2nd goal came in a bounce off of Brandon Dubinsky’s skate. I was shocked they didn’t disallow it. Another major story is Rangers head coach Tom Renney left the game midway through the 2nd period after getting hit in the head with the blade of a stick. It was a pretty hard blow to a guy not wearing a helmet. He was briefly knocked unconscious and didn’t return. Columbus C Michael Peca played his first game after a five-game suspension for making contact with an official in the season-opener in Dallas. This was the Rangers first in win Columbus since their first game there back in 2001.
Detroit Red Wings (5-1-1) over Atlanta Thrashers (2-3-2) 5-3
-RW Marian Hossa stuck it to his old team again tonight by notching two goals an an assist. LW Henrik Zetterberg seemed to be at full strength again by scoring two goals himself. Detroit D Brian Rafalski has two assists to extend his point streak to start the season to seven games (a goal and eight assists). Red Wings G Chris Osgood made 30 saves while Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped 41 pucks. Thrashers C Marty Reasoner limped off the ice and went to the locker room after blocking a shot early in the second period. He will be re-evaluated today.
Florida Panthers (4-3-0) over San Jose Sharks (6-2-0) 4-3
-The Panthers finally broke the W-L alternating streak with back to back wins as they defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3. Florida LW Cory Stillman had two goals and Tomas Vokoun was put to the test, turning away 47 of 50 shots. Richard Zednik and Nathan Horton also scored for the Panthers. Zednik's goal was his first of the season and the first since he sustained a life-threatening neck injury in Buffalo last February. Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves for San Jose, which has allowed four or more goals in each of its last four games. This is an impressive win for a team from the Southeast Division.
Los Angeles Kings (3-3-0) over St. Louis Blues (4-3-0) 4-0
-Sarah Palin can count on not dropping anymore ceremonial first pucks at hockey games anymore. She opened up the Flyers season by dropping the puck and they didn’t win until their 7th game. When she did it tonight, Blues G Manny Legace tripped on a carpet laid out for her to walk on the ice and could be out for at least a month. Ben Bishop stepped in and made 15 saves. At 6’7”, he is the tallest goalie to ever suit up in the NHL. Chris Mason will get a chance to prove himself again from the backup spot. Over on the LA Bench, Jason LaBarbera made 15 saves to get the shutout and had a 2 point performance from RW Dustin Brown (1G 1A). The Kings have won 3 of their past 4 after opening the season 0-2.
-Ducks LW Ryan Getzlaf scored his first goal of the season and it turned out to be the game winner in the road victory. Anaheim had a 4-0 lead after two periods and held off a 3rd period rally from Ottawa. Another slow starter for Anaheim was LW Teemu Selanne. He registered an assist tonight, It’s his first of the season and 2nd point, but he was a +2 in a 1 goal game. He’s a little bit older now, so maybe he needs a little more time to get hot. Ducks backup G Jonas Hiller made 27 saves in the win. Senators backup G Alex Auld made 28 saves in his second start for Ottawa, which has lost three straight and is 1-4 on the homestand. This was the teams first meeting since Ottawa defeated Anaheim for the Stanley Cup in 2007.
NY Rangers (7-2-1) over Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0) 3-1
-Talk about a homecoming for RW Nikolai Zherdev. After not reaching expectations in Columbus, he contributes on all Ranger goals with 1 goal and 1 assists. The 1 goal he scored made it 3-1, but it was almost like he was rubbing it in with one of the nicer backhands I’ve seen in awhile. The Rangers 2nd goal came in a bounce off of Brandon Dubinsky’s skate. I was shocked they didn’t disallow it. Another major story is Rangers head coach Tom Renney left the game midway through the 2nd period after getting hit in the head with the blade of a stick. It was a pretty hard blow to a guy not wearing a helmet. He was briefly knocked unconscious and didn’t return. Columbus C Michael Peca played his first game after a five-game suspension for making contact with an official in the season-opener in Dallas. This was the Rangers first in win Columbus since their first game there back in 2001.
Detroit Red Wings (5-1-1) over Atlanta Thrashers (2-3-2) 5-3
-RW Marian Hossa stuck it to his old team again tonight by notching two goals an an assist. LW Henrik Zetterberg seemed to be at full strength again by scoring two goals himself. Detroit D Brian Rafalski has two assists to extend his point streak to start the season to seven games (a goal and eight assists). Red Wings G Chris Osgood made 30 saves while Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped 41 pucks. Thrashers C Marty Reasoner limped off the ice and went to the locker room after blocking a shot early in the second period. He will be re-evaluated today.
Florida Panthers (4-3-0) over San Jose Sharks (6-2-0) 4-3
-The Panthers finally broke the W-L alternating streak with back to back wins as they defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3. Florida LW Cory Stillman had two goals and Tomas Vokoun was put to the test, turning away 47 of 50 shots. Richard Zednik and Nathan Horton also scored for the Panthers. Zednik's goal was his first of the season and the first since he sustained a life-threatening neck injury in Buffalo last February. Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves for San Jose, which has allowed four or more goals in each of its last four games. This is an impressive win for a team from the Southeast Division.
Los Angeles Kings (3-3-0) over St. Louis Blues (4-3-0) 4-0
-Sarah Palin can count on not dropping anymore ceremonial first pucks at hockey games anymore. She opened up the Flyers season by dropping the puck and they didn’t win until their 7th game. When she did it tonight, Blues G Manny Legace tripped on a carpet laid out for her to walk on the ice and could be out for at least a month. Ben Bishop stepped in and made 15 saves. At 6’7”, he is the tallest goalie to ever suit up in the NHL. Chris Mason will get a chance to prove himself again from the backup spot. Over on the LA Bench, Jason LaBarbera made 15 saves to get the shutout and had a 2 point performance from RW Dustin Brown (1G 1A). The Kings have won 3 of their past 4 after opening the season 0-2.
AROUND THE BOARDS
-Panthers D Bryan Allen out indefinitely.
AP Story: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/hockey/panthers/sfl-1024-pantnews24,0,2161811.story – COURTESY SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
-The NHL Winter Classic2009 jerseys will be unveiled during the broadcast of the game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Oct. 25. The game will be televised locally in both markets and will be the first meeting of the season for the clubs. Both teams will wear a unique, one-time-only jersey while playing in the NHL Winter Classic2009 at Chicago's historic Wrigley Field on New Year's Day. The game will be the 701st all-time meeting of the clubs. No NHL opponents have played more regular-season games against each other. – NHL.com
AP Story: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/hockey/panthers/sfl-1024-pantnews24,0,2161811.story – COURTESY SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
-The NHL Winter Classic2009 jerseys will be unveiled during the broadcast of the game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Oct. 25. The game will be televised locally in both markets and will be the first meeting of the season for the clubs. Both teams will wear a unique, one-time-only jersey while playing in the NHL Winter Classic2009 at Chicago's historic Wrigley Field on New Year's Day. The game will be the 701st all-time meeting of the clubs. No NHL opponents have played more regular-season games against each other. – NHL.com
GAME OF THE NIGHT
Pittsburgh Penguins (5-2-1) @ New York Rangers (7-2-1) – 7PM
- Crosby & Malkin taking the Garden ice doesn’t need much hype. This is the first meeting between these two teams this season. The Penguins have yet to lose in regulation on the road or in the division. The Rangers are undefeated in the division so far. Evegni Malkin already has 13 points on the season (10 of them assists)
Other Action:
New Jersey (5-2-0) @ Philadelphia (1-3-3) – 4PM
Atlanta (2-3-2) @ Boston (2-2-3) – 7PM
Anaheim (3-5-0) @ Montreal (5-0-1) – 7PM
Carolina (3-2-1) @ NY Islanders (2-4-0) – 7PM
Ottawa (2-4-1) @ Toronto (2-2-3) – 7PM
San Jose (6-2-0) @ Tampa Bay (1-2-3) – 7:30PM
Washington (3-3-1) @ Dallas (3-4-1) – 8PM
Los Angeles (3-3-0) @ Nashville (3-4-0) – 8PM
Columbus (3-4-0) @ Minnesota (4-0-1) – 8PM
Detroit (5-1-1)@ Chicago (3-2-2) – 7:30PM
Florida (4-3-0) @ St. Louis (4-3-0) – 7:30PM
Buffalo (6-0-1) @ Colorado (4-3-0) – 9PM
Edmonton (4-2-0) @ Vancouver (3-4-0) – 10PM
Calgary (3-3-1) @ Phoenix (3-3-0) – 10PM
^^All times Eastern
**My weekly power rankings, “Plus/Minus” comes out Monday Evenings.
New Jersey (5-2-0) @ Philadelphia (1-3-3) – 4PM
Atlanta (2-3-2) @ Boston (2-2-3) – 7PM
Anaheim (3-5-0) @ Montreal (5-0-1) – 7PM
Carolina (3-2-1) @ NY Islanders (2-4-0) – 7PM
Ottawa (2-4-1) @ Toronto (2-2-3) – 7PM
San Jose (6-2-0) @ Tampa Bay (1-2-3) – 7:30PM
Washington (3-3-1) @ Dallas (3-4-1) – 8PM
Los Angeles (3-3-0) @ Nashville (3-4-0) – 8PM
Columbus (3-4-0) @ Minnesota (4-0-1) – 8PM
Detroit (5-1-1)@ Chicago (3-2-2) – 7:30PM
Florida (4-3-0) @ St. Louis (4-3-0) – 7:30PM
Buffalo (6-0-1) @ Colorado (4-3-0) – 9PM
Edmonton (4-2-0) @ Vancouver (3-4-0) – 10PM
Calgary (3-3-1) @ Phoenix (3-3-0) – 10PM
^^All times Eastern
**My weekly power rankings, “Plus/Minus” comes out Monday Evenings.
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